Author: KMAN Staff

On today’s In Focus, Erik filled in for Cathy and spoke to Kansas Farm Bureau CEO and General Counsel Terry Holdren. He also talked to Lynda Bachelor for Leadership Studies at Kansas State University.

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 56-year-old Wichita man who had four previous drunken driving arrests before a crash that killed a passenger earlier this year has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison. KWCH-TV reports Melvin Day was driving under the influence and with a suspended license when he crashed into a tree on March 5. Sedgwick County prosecutors say Day’s blood alcohol was nearly 3 1/2 times the legal limit at the time of the crash, which killed 55-year-old Kevin Donn. Day pleaded guilty in October to an involuntary manslaughter charge. He was sentenced Friday to 172 months…

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(Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics) The Kansas State Women’s Basketball team saw their season-opening six-game winning streak come to an end on Friday night with a 51-48 loss to Wichita State at Koch Arena. Wichita native Ashia Woods led three Wildcats in double figures with 13 points while Breanna Lewis scored 12 points and Haley Texada added 10. Leading the way for the Shockers with a game-high 22 points was Alex Harden with 22 points. K-State trailed by as many as 11 points before rallying to tie the game in the final minutes. The Wildcats had a chance to tie…

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Students from Rosemary Anderson High School are led away following a shooting at the school, in Portland, Ore., Friday Dec., 12, 2014. A shooter wounded two boys and a girl outside the U.S. high school Friday in what is believed to be a gang-related attack, police said.

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An RV sits underwater from the flooded Russian River Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, in Guerneville, Calif. While the sun rose Friday in a dry San Francisco sky, the storm’s affects lingered in Northern California. In Sonoma County, the Russian River was approaching flood stage and was expected to crest several feet above it by early afternoon. Officials advised residents of about 300 homes to evacuate low-lying areas.

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We kick off the show with audio from Coach Weber and Jevon Thomas. Former K-State linebacker Emmanuel Lamur joins the show. Kevin Lockett kicks off hour 2. Bold Predictions and You Can’t Be Serious.

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Shortly after 3pm Thursday, the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 1105 Ratone Street Apartment 11 for a report of a structure fire. , Upon arrival, personnel found a three story apartment building with light smoke showing from the back of the building. Firefighters entered the smoke filled apartment and found an extinguished fire in the bathroom. The fire started in a trash can and spread to the cabinets. The heat from the fire caused a water line to fail and extinguished the fire. The fire was handled by the first two units, who worked on scene for over one…

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